SoS: January 2nd ~ January 8th, 2012

Tues Jan 3
Brush: Vie-Long Horse
Soap/Creme: Poraso Green
Razor: Merkur Progress
Blade: Astra SP
Pre: Shower & glycerin soap
Post: Witch Hazel
Hair Groom: Gables Creme Oil
Result: Great shave. Nice quick easy 3-pass DFS.

 

Tuesday's Shower and Shave
Hot Shower
Parker Badger
RazoRock Artisan
Gillette Rocket
Gillette Blue
Warm water rinse,polar water splash,Thayer's Witchhazel,Osage Rub.
5 blade DFS.

 

Slanted Shave # 11-First Pairing with the Gillette 7 o'clock Black Ninja

When we last left off, our hero, "Slanty," had been delivering one outstanding shave after another. I was curious if it would like the 7 o'clock Black even more then the Blue so I gave it a whirl.

Proraso Pre/Post-thanx for the Pif Johnny
Vulfix 404 Mixed-this little engine that could amazes me daily
Gillette 7 o'clock Platinum Black Ninja (1)
Merkur 37 C "Slanty"
Alcalado Glacial AS-thanx Mechguy

The shave was luxurious. The Black is a hair less sharp then the Blue (imo) but with Slanty, I am ripping through the hair so the extra smoothness of the Black felt nice. I will give it a few more shaves to know for sure.

Once again I was not disappointed. I see why Aaron loves his Sledgehammer so. It took me good five shaves to get slanted, and now I'm loving shaving in an even bigger way.

Below is a pic of my first two pifs. Thanx Johnny for the Proraso, thanx Mechguy for the Alcalado.

Five Blade Shave

 

Tuesday, Jan 3, 2012
Pre-Shave: Glycerine and Water
Razor: Gillette Old Type /w BRW Bull Mastiff Handle (first shave)
Blade: Polsilver (2)
Brush: Rudy Vey Chubby Silvertip
Cream: Speick grated into bowl
AS: Captain's Choice Bay Rum
ASM: TSD Bay Rum Milk

Mmmm, Bay Rummm!! My favorite AS combo.

 

feel better mang and family

 

Tuesday's shave:

Calani Cadre Noir shave soap
Mühle Basic Nr.2 shave brush with Silver Tip Fibre
BRW Bull Mastiff Gillette New
Super Iridium (3.)
Musgo Real Classic After Shave

 

How did you like Bob's Bull Mastiff with the Old Type Gillette?
You're a Bay Rum Man? A Man with Taste, I see. It's among my very favourites as well...

 

Hey Jeff, is that a BRW handle on the R41 head? How's that combination working for you?

 

Tuesday, January 03, 2012

Pre-shave soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Merkur 23C
Blade: Voskhod Teflon
Brush: EJ Best
Soap or Cream: RazoRock XXX
A/S: Dickinson's Witch Hazel, Proraso Balm

A very close shave--I felt a slight tingle, something I rarely encounter. It was the 5th shave on the blade, but I don't know if it was the blade or a sensitivity to the soap. Whatever the cause, the witch hazel/balm finish erased the feeling and all is well. What's puzzling is that I've used both the blade and the soap before (but never together) without any adverse reaction. It's time to change the blade, though.

 

Hey, Jeff.

All of my razors have a BRW handle on them. Before Christmas, I sent my Merkur slant to Bob for a conversion and I asked him to send me the Old Type head replated in nickle. I was really surprised at the shave. Much more on the aggresive side, which is good. The whiskers singing off the blade reminded me a little of the R41. I have the Gillette New head, also from Bob, that I like too, but it's milder to me than the Old Type.

I know Dale has the same OT head and BRW handle rig that I do and I have read him say that he really likes his. I'd like to hear Dale's comments if he passes over this.

The combo of Captain's Bay Rum and TSD Bat Rum is my all time favorite. I highly recommend JoAnna's AS milk. Always nice to meet another Bay Rum-aholic.

Thanks for the question. Please let me know if I can help.

 

Hot Shower
Merkur 37G
Astra SP
Rooney 1/3 in Silvertip
Trumper Coconut oil
Floid Suave
Institut Karite balm

 

L'Occitane Bavx soap
Feather Artist club - SS
Feather Blade light
Brush Simpsons Chubby 1 in Super
Vito's Coconut & Almond
Alum & Distilled Witch Hazel
L'Occitane Bavx Balm
L'Occitane Cedre L'Atlas Eau de parfum

Jamie.

Very nice shave, two pass shave from the Feather with the usual very careful touch up under the chin under the nose and around the top and bottom lip with this super sharp razor.

 

Wednesday, January 4


59’ E1 Fatboy (setting 7)
Persona Lab Blue (d3)
L'Occitane Cade
Ever Ready Boar 100T
Clubman –Vanilla

 

Schick G6 injector
Schick blade
La Toja Shave Stick
Omega Boar

Using La Toja all this week, and it's working out great. This policy of using soaps for at least a week at a time is beginning to convince me that the exact soap doesn't matter all that much to me. I do like the smells or the feel of the lather more on some, but if I use something consistently, the end results are the same. My face just isn't that fussy.

As a side note, one resolution for this year is to go through my books and get them all categorized and alphabetized. Everything is mixed up with everything else.

 

Muhle R41
Feather
M&F 1/2
Provence Sante Green Tea SS
Humphreys Citrus Witch Hazel
RazoRock A/S wax


Caron - L'Anarchiste

 

Wednesday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/new 7 AM
Barbon SC
Keri unscented moisturizer
Barbon AS
JHL Cologne

I love the Barbon cream - the lather is so thick and rich, it smells great, and it leaves my skin feeling very well-cleansed and smooth. The matching aftershave is an absolute keeper for me now at all times. I really started to like the 7 AM's a lot - I'm happy that I have many of them.

 

Wednesday

Gillette Tech
Polsilver (3)
Franks 28mm
PREP Pre-shave
PREP Cream
PREP ASB

 

Wednesday, January 04, 2012

Pre-shave soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE87
Blade: Treet DuraSharp
Brush: H.L. Thater Stout 2
Soap or Cream: Provence Sante Verlaine Soap
A/S: Thayer's Lemon Witch Hazel, Provence Sante Verlaine Splash

A very fine and fragrant shave this morning. It was a great way to start the day.

 

Gem OCMM w/ Gem Stainless PTFE
Semogue OC Boar
Nord Ost SC
Alum
Nord Ost ASB

A very quick, but pleasant shave this morning.

Wish it were a little warmer this morning (10F/-13C).

 

Wednesday, January 4, 2012. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Schick G1
Blade: Schick
Soap: Cella
Brush: D.R. Harris H3 (Rooney 1/2)
Scuttle: Dirty Bird 1.5
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Floid Blue